In November 2012 compared with October 2012, production of energy fell by 1.6% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods decreased by 1.2% in both zones. Production of durable consumer goods declined by 1.1% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU27. Intermediate goods dropped by 0.3% and 0.4% respectively. Capital goods grew by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in fourteen and rose in seven. The largest decreases were registered in Slovenia (-4.0%), Portugal (-3.4%) and Spain (-2.5%), and the highest increases in Estonia (+4.7%), Latvia and the Netherlands (both +1.0%).
Annual comparison
In November 2012 compared with November 2011, production of durable consumer goods fell by 7.7% in the euro area and by 6.8% in the EU27. Intermediate goods dropped by 4.8% and 4.3% respectively. Capital goods decreased by 4.4% in the euro area and by 3.7% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods declined by 3.0% and 2.7% respectively. Production of energy increased by 0.5% in the euro area, but fell by 0.6% in the EU27. Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in sixteen and rose in five. The largest decreases were registered in Italy (-7.6%), Spain (-7.2%) and Ireland (-6.6%), and the highest increases in Lithuania (+8.9%), Estonia (+6.5%) and Malta (+6.1%).
